OVERSEAS SPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 135, 9 June 1932, Page 7

OVERSEAS SPORT.

TOURING CRICKETERS. Indians and Americans Still Going Well. COLAH IN FORM AGAIN. (United P.A.—Elcctriu Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 12 noon.) LONDON, June 8. Playiii"- against Cambridge the Indian cricketers dismissed the 'Varsity eleven for 92 (Amar Singh live for 30). India had scored 200 for seven wickets when stumps wr i drawn. Colali, who made 03 against Oxford, was unbeaten with 80. The South Americans made 20G (Paul 92) against Gentlemen of Somerset, the home side losing four for 89.

SARAZEN LEADS. Flying Start for British Open Golf Title. ARMOUR FEELING 'THE PINCH.' (Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, June S. The high quality of play in the British open golf championship is shown by the fact that of the 110 players (including 18 amateurs) who qualified, 27 of them finished between 141 and 150. Scores in the first round, which commenced to-day, were: —Sarazen, 70; Macdonald Smith, Davics and C. Whitcombc, 75; W. Hartley, Padgham and Bradbcer, 70; Hodson, McKuvie, Mitchell and Dobson, 77; Dallemagne, 78; Miyamoto, 79; Twine and Duncan, 80; Michael Scott, 81; do Forest, 82. Rex Hartly scratched. Sarazen was superb, creating the definite impression that he is playing well enough to win, as he had. not the slightest luck. Moreover, on four occasions putts lipped the hole. Macdonald Smith was very convincing. Armour, defending lii.s title, felt the responsibility, his score hardly being good enough. Cotton was not well, and covered lapses by good putting, whereas most of the Britishers were disappointingly poor.

FRENCH TENNIS STARS. COCHET FOR N.Z. PARIS, June 8. The forthcoming tour of the French tennis stars, Coehet and Merlin, will include New Zealand.

MOTOR CYCLE RACING. " BABY" TOURIST TROPHY. (Received 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 8. L. Davenport, riding a new Imperial machine, won the babies' tourist trophy race at the Isle of Man, with a speed averaging 70 miles per hour. The New Zealander, H. W. Tolley, riding a Cotton machine, retired owing to lack of petrol.

OLYMPIC GAMES. BOBBY PEARCE DEFENDS TITLE VANCOUVER, June 8. A message from Hamilton, Ontario, states that Bobby Pearce (Australian Olympic sculling champion, who has been resident in Canada for a couple of years), will be the recipient of a new shell, The City of Hamilton, a gift from that city when he leaves for Los Angeles on Friday to defend his title at the 10th Olympic Games.

Six nations, including New Zealand and Australia, have filed reports with the Olympiad Committee outlining the events in which their teams will participate at the Olympic Games here. New Zealand has indicated that she will concentrate on rowing races and Australia on swimming events, in addition to the track and field events. ENGLISH LEAGUE XIII. ANOTHER EASY VICTORY. SYDNEY, June 8. The English Rugby League footballers to-day defeated a Ear North Coast team by 44 points to 8.